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What time is the SpaceX Ax-3 astronaut launch for Axiom Space? How to watch it live on Jan. 17.

January 17th, 2024 by

SpaceX will launch the private Ax-3 mission for Axiom Space on Jan. 17 to send four astronauts to the International Space Station for two weeks. Here’s when and how to watch.

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Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion, discusses giant rocket’s future (video)

January 17th, 2024 by

SpaceX’s giant Starship Mars rocket blew up about eight minutes into its second-ever test flight last fall because the launch team vented its liquid oxygen, Elon Musk said.

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Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion, discusses giant rocket’s future (video)

January 17th, 2024 by

SpaceX’s giant Starship Mars rocket blew up about eight minutes into its second-ever test flight last fall because the launch team vented its liquid oxygen, Elon Musk said.

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‘Star Trek’ on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet

January 17th, 2024 by

NASA’s Curiosity rover found a Mars rock shaped like a Star Trek badge this month. The mission continues to beam up images from the Red Planet after 12 years of work.

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‘Star Trek: The Mission and Other Stories’ offers fans a stellar new anthology

January 17th, 2024 by

Star Trek Explorer magazine presents “Star Trek: ‘The Mission’ and Other Stories” anthology, a collection of 14 stories featuring Will Riker, Benjamin Sisko, the Borg and more.

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SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)

January 17th, 2024 by

SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.

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Moon rock revelations could solve lingering lunar geology puzzle

January 17th, 2024 by

High-temperature experiments conducted on Earth with lunar rock samples may have finally revealed how a unique type of rock was created and distributed on the moon.

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Doomed Peregrine moon lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere — but we don’t yet know where

January 17th, 2024 by

The leak that stopped the Peregrine moon lander’s attempt is nearly finished, but the Astrobotic mission is still on track to burn up above Earth instead of reaching its lunar destination.

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